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Flour, water, yeast, sugar and salt are the only necessary ingredients, and the perfect combination is crucial. Adding just enough yeast gives the crust a characteristic, mild flavor. Too much yeast will make the crust as bloated as a balloon. And the temperature of the water had better be just right.

The Jeffco commissioners may have violated the Colorado open-meetings law once again by holding at least one closed-door meeting with a lawyer who does not represent the county.

Columbine Courier attorney and media-law expert Chris Beall sent a letter concerning the alleged violation March 11 to the commissioners and to County Attorney Ellen Wakeman. The board was scheduled to hold on Monday another closed-door meeting specifically to discuss the legal implications of the alleged violation.

Tatum Moore is a beautiful 3-year-old girl. She and her older sister Tanner are very similar: silky blond hair, striking blue eyes and enough frenetic energy to power an 18-wheeler.

But there's something different about Tatum. Her parents call her a "silent angel," a term used lovingly to describe their daughter's lack of communication skills. She likes to play like any normal child but can't always make her hands do what she wants them to.

A spring break car accident in Arizona killed two area young people, one of them from Pine, and injured two others, one from Bailey.

Damon Johnson, 19, of Pine, and Katelyn Henning, 20, of Littleton, died in the early-morning rollover accident on March 13 west of Kingman, Ariz. The driver, Andrew Schall, 20, of Bailey, was injured; he was treated and released. A third passenger, Nichole Franco, 19, of Littleton was injured and flown to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev.

If you don’t suffer from migraines, you likely know someone who does. The prevalence of migraine headaches is high, with attacks occurring in 17 percent of women and 6 percent of men each year. Many people with recurrent headaches actually have migraine without realizing it. Migraines are often very debilitating and adversely affect the quality of life of those that suffer from them. Despite this, there are many things that can be done to help treat migraines.

The Foothills Park & Recreation District will be lowering mill levy rates in 2011 for the majority of residents in its service area. The district refinanced some existing debt and expects to save more than $1.3 million over 10 years, and those savings are being passed on to taxpayers.

Residents of Subdistrict A, which is south of Hampden Avenue, will receive the mill levy reduction. The refinanced debt includes bonds approved in 2001 to cover the cost of building The Ridge Recreation Center, Weaver Hollow and Deer Creek pools, athletic fields and other projects.

More South Jeffco residents seemed to make their way to the caucuses than in many prior years, but attendance was nonetheless tepid compared to the politically electric caucuses of 2008.

Active members of the party camps gathered at local schools March 16 to informally vote on candidates in their respective parties. Residents also selected precinct delegates for county assemblies and spoke about important issues they want their parties to address.